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ANZSCO 261314Updated 2026-01-29
Software Tester
National shortage level: Strong
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 136k
Weekly earnings: AUD 2610
Salary range: AUD 122k-AUD 149k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
35.1%
NSW
34.5%
VIC
13.4%
QLD
Education mix
53.2%
bachelor degree
28.4%
Post graduate
6%
year 12
Role overview
Software Testers specify, develop and write test plans and test scripts, produce test cases, carry out regression testing, and use automated test software applications to test the behaviour, functionality and integrity of computer software, and document the results of tests in defect reports and related documentation.
What you do
- • Tests, identifies and diagnoses functionality errors and faults in systems.
- • Programs code within established testing protocols, guidelines and quality standards to ensure systems perform to specification.
- • Performs organisational systems architecture reviews and assessments, recommending current and future strategies and directions for hardware and software.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (53.2%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Creates and reviews technical documentation, such as procedural, instructional and operational manuals or guides, technical reports and specifications, and maintenance inventory systems.
- • Performs organisational systems architecture reviews and assessments, recommending current and future strategies and directions for hardware and software.
- • Programs code within established testing protocols, guidelines and quality standards to ensure systems perform to specification.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 2610
Annual median: AUD 136k
Range: AUD 122k-AUD 149k